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World Art History and Its Objects

  • ISBN-13: 9780271034157
  • Publisher: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
    Imprint: PENN STATE UNIVERSITY PRESS
  • By David Carrier
  • Price: AUD $67.99
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  • Local release date: 14/12/2009
  • Format: Paperback 200 pages Weight: 0g
  • Categories: Philosophy [HP]
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Explores the question of how an art history of all cultures could be written or if it is even possible to do so. Examines the political and moral issues raised by the consideration of a multicultural art history.


Contents

List of Figures and Diagrams

Preface

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Overture: Islamic Carpets in European Paintings

1. Works of Art and Art-Historical Narratives

2. Monocultural Art-History Narratives

3. Why Monoculturalism Is Not the Whole Story

4. What Happens when Art-Making Traditions Intersect

5. Charts and Works of Art

6. The Importance of an Aesthetic

7. Exotic Aesthetics

8. How Exotic Can Exotic Art Be?

9. Our World Art History Is Imperialism Seen Aesthetically

10. Mutual Respect as an Ethical Ideal

Conclusion: The Coming Transformation of Western Art History

Selective Annotated Bibliography

Index



“The book is a well-structured and thoroughly comprehensible work as well as being a surprisingly inspiring read and one open to many legitimate interpretations.”

—Giulia Savio, Sixteenth Century Journal

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